In Japan And Its World, by Marius B. Jansen, Jansen describes the changing ideas the Japanese have had of themselves and the Western world as well as the ideas the Americans has had of the Japanese. The Japanese have had to adapt to a different world and yet go from a weak country to a major power in today’s world. In the book Japan From Shogun To Sony, by John R. Roberson, Roberson principally …showed first 75 words of 1544 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1544 total…view I wished it to illustrate. It simply discussed the view and thoughts of the Japanese during obstacles and periods of Japanese history. I preferred Japan From Shogun To Sony, by John R. Roberson, because it was a better book to read and it had a better understanding of each time period discussed. It was also more in depth and gave a good description of the history of Japan in which I was looking for.